Voices, The Peoples News
January 5, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Avoiding Animal Experimentation with Improved Chemical Risk Assessment Methods https://phys.org/news/2021-01-animal-experimentation-chemical-methods.html
# CoronaVirus
Disease X to haunt 2021? Alarm bells in medical world after ‘patient zero’ with new zoonotic virus found in Congo. The fears of a new lethal disease have increased after a woman tested negative for a range of tests including Ebola making scientists nervous about the spread of a new lethal virus.
https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/disease-x-to-haunt-2021-alarm-bells-in-medical-world-after-patient-zero-with-new-zoonotic-virus-found-in-congo/2163844/
Dr. Anthony Fauci believes Americans could have their pre-COVID lives back by the fall of 2021 if vaccine administration picks up the phase.
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/15/946714505/fauci-predicts-u-s-could-see-signs-of-herd-immunity-by-late-march-or-early-april
“Perfectly Healthy” 41-year-old Pediatric Assistant Dies Suddenly After Injected with Experimental Pfizer COVID Vaccine https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/perfectly-healthy-41-year-old-pediatric-assistant-dies-suddenly-after-injected-with-experimental-pfizer-covid-vaccine/
HHS Launches $250M Propaganda Campaign to Convince People to Take the Experimental COVID Vaccines as Current Doses Sit Unused Due to American Resistance https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/hhs-launches-250m-propaganda-campaign-to-convince-people-to-take-the-experimental-covid-vaccines-as-current-doses-sit-unused-due-to-american-resistance/
Mutated COVID Virus Marketed to Justify New Lockdowns https://newsxpres.com/mutated-covid-virus-marketed-to-justify-new-lockdowns/
Don’t Believe the Hype About the South African Strain. The new variant terrifying the British government is concerning, but it is way too early to be panicking about vaccines.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dont-believe-the-hype-about-the-south-africa-coronavirus-covid-19-strain
# Economy / Trade
Biden’s appearance in Georgia yesterday was all about $2,000 checks if the Democrats win https://www.dailyposter.com/p/biden-shift-shows-pressure-can-work
Sears is dying a quiet, invisible death.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/business/sears-grim-future/index.html
# Employment
With no paid leave mandate in new stimulus bill, workers are left with fewer protections. Amid the pandemic, small businesses and workers alike have benefited from access to national paid leave—public policy that hasn’t seen much corporate enthusiasm.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90590162/with-no-paid-leave-mandate-in-new-stimulus-bill-workers-are-left-with-fewer-protections
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Oil Chem owner accused of dumping nearly 50 million gallons of landfill liquid into Flint sewers https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2021/01/oil-chem-owner-accused-of-dumping-nearly-50-million-gallons-of-landfill-liquid-into-flint-sewers.html
# Environment / Climate / Interior
EPA finalizes scientific transparency rule limiting which studies can be used to protect public health https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532647-epa-finalizes-secret-science-rule-limiting-use-of-public-health
Green groups have a racism problem. Waterkeepers are trying to solve it https://grist.org/justice/green-groups-have-a-racism-problem-waterkeepers-are-trying-to-solve-it/
Does regenerative agriculture have a race problem? BIPOC farmers and advocates say the latest trend in agriculture is built on an age-old pattern of cultural theft and appropriation.
https://civileats.com/2021/01/05/does-regenerative-agriculture-have-a-race-problem/
# Environment / Climate / Interior Global Brazil’s Bolsonaro deploys military to Amazon, fails to curb fires, deforestation. As the coronavirus consumed Brazil, the rate of destruction continued its grim ascent.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-environment/brazils-military-unsuccessful-in-taming-rising-amazon-deforestation-in-may-idUSKBN23J22W
Mexico Decrees Ban on GMO Corn and Monsanto’s Glyphosate Weed Killer https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/amlo-announces-gmo-corn-ban/
# Global Politics and other news
Blockbuster: Secret Russian Source tells of Trump Military Coup, Attack on Iran. Russians intercepted emails sent to groups around the country, telling them to “stand up and stand by”
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/04/blockbuster-secret-russian-source-tells-of-trump-military-coup-attack-on-iran/
Iran issues Interpol arrest warrant for Trump: Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others for “murder and terrorism charges,” that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad
https://apnews.com/article/710b8a935fdf2e55e5648ba2093e8c13
# Gov / Politics
The case for widespread election fraud would be made to the American people when Congress meets this week.
https://www.yahoo.com/now/at-georgia-rally-pence-says-america-will-hear-the-evidence-of-election-fraud-on-jan-6-193148658.html
‘Disgusting’: Sen. Perdue hammers Georgia secretary of state for recording Trump call
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/04/perdue-hammers-ga-sec-state-recording-trump-call-454496
‘The truth’s on tape.’ Reactions to leaked Trump call seeking to overturn Georgia vote https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article248246235.html
Trump Issues Warning To Tom Cotton For Refusal To Contest Joe Biden’s Win
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-attacks-tom-cotton-over-electoral-college_n_5ff33951c5b6ec8ae0b4a3a2
Trump gave the top civilian honor to Devin Nunes for undermining the Russia investigation. In his final weeks in office, the president is honoring friends and allies with pardons and medals.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/trump-devin-nunes-presidential-medal-freedom
Senate Republicans are going to war with each other over the upcoming Electoral College vote in Congress as lawmakers try to fill a post-Trump power vacuum.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532625-republican-infighting-on-election-intensifies
Trump and Biden square off in Georgia on eve of epic Senate runoffs.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-and-biden-square-off-in-georgia-on-eve-of-epic-senate-runoffs/YWBVWX4RUBFWVNUFNAREADW7NQ/
Trump’s efforts to overturn election, rescue Senate majority collide in Georgia.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/04/trump-biden-georgia-senate-runoffs-454533
Trump’s final push for Georgia runoff dominated by personal grievances.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/532637-trumps-final-push-for-georgia-runoff-dominated-by-personal-grievances
Trump warns Cotton after senator says he won’t object to Biden certification.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532510-trump-warns-cotton-after-senator-says-he-wont-object-to-biden
White House Doesn’t Deny Rumors of Trump Fleeing to Scotland. Reports from Scotland have noted some strange U.S. military activity around Trump’s flagship golf resort, stoking rumors of his imminent arrival.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214807999
‘You Lied to America’ Georgia Election Chief Debunks Trump Claims one by one. While pressuring election officials, Trump borrowed claims from QAnon followers, 8kun posters, and a random Twitter guy.
https://slate.com/technology/2021/01/trump-georgia-call-lies-qanon-8kun-twitter-oann.html
Thousands of National Guard Troops Prepare to Support Biden’s Inauguration https://news.yahoo.com/thousands-national-guard-troops-prepare-105703210.html
Salon: Trump’s Georgia call was no idle threat: He is trying to overturn the election. Why bother calling Brad Raffensperger if he doesn’t really believe he can coerce him to deliver those 11,000 votes?
https://www.salon.com/2021/01/04/trumps-georgia-call-was-no-idle-threat-he-is-trying-to-overturn-the-election/
Trump’s Georgia call triggers debate on criminal penalties https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/532632-trumps-georgia-call-triggers-debate-on-criminal-penalties
‘Never Seen This Before’: Dems Unleash an Army in Georgia. Democratic canvassers in Georgia are determined to get every last voter out for Tuesday’s runoff election, even it means returning to their doorsteps over and over again.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/never-seen-this-before-dems-unleash-an-army-in-georgia
GOP Rep. Gohmert Says Violence Is Only Recourse After Election Lawsuit Dismissal https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532407-gohmert-talks-of-violence-in-streets-after-his-lawsuit-is-dismissed
Early Georgia Voting Data Shows Unprecedented Black Voter Turnout. The GOP is struggling to contain the fallout from President Trump’s extortionary attempt to reverse his loss in Georgia.
https://truthout.org/articles/early-georgia-voting-data-shows-unprecedented-black-voter-turnout/
DOJ Argues in Court Filing That Donald Trump Lost the 2020 Election.
Justice Department lawyers argued a case should be tossed because it would “be moot” with Trump leaving office.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/05/giving-game-doj-argues-court-filing-trump-lost-2020-election
Donald Trump’s Alarming Call to Battle in Georgia https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/trumps-alarming-call-to-battle-in-georgia
‘One of the nuttier things I’ve seen’: MAGA civil war erupts in Georgia
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/03/maga-georgia-civil-war-trump-senate-republicans-442776
Hawley’s Tweets About Antifa Attacking His Home Were BS: The Missouri senator claimed protesters vandalized his home on Monday night and terrorized innocent people.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article248281190.html
GOP GA Official Who Condemned Senators Will Vote for Them. Gabriel Sterling wrote on Twitter that “divided government will serve Americans best right now.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-ga-elections-official-who-told-sens-to-stop-spreading-conspiracies-says-hes-voting-for-them
A long-shot effort to overturn the election results is putting Vice President Pence in a no-win situation.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532769-trump-election-fight-puts-pence-in-no-win-situation
President Trump’s pressure campaign on GOP lawmakers to challenge the Electoral College vote count has thrust a difficult decision onto Republicans eyeing presidential runs in 2024, and it’s splitting them down the middle https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/532774-trump-pressure-campaign-splits-2024-gop-contenders
Scottish Leaders on Trump Trip Rumors: Stay the Hell Away. Whispers of Trump’s flight to Scotland have erupted in recent days—but, if he does make the trip, the president will not get a warm welcome.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/scottish-leaders-tell-trump-to-stay-the-hell-away-unless-hes-bringing-tax-records
# Law Enforcement
The leader of the Proud Boys was arrested in the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/politics/proud-boys-arrest-black-lives-matter-banner/index.html
No Charges for Kenosha Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake Seven Times. Rusten Sheskey fired seven shots at Jacob Blake in the back, leaving him partially paralyzed and igniting another wave of unrest over police brutality.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jacob-blake-shooting-police-officer-no-charges-1110114/
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Justice Dept.: Sedition charge may apply to protest violence.
https://apnews.com/article/state-courts-violent-crime-arson-violence-crime-cbca8672a70f9f170a086a7a252a751e
FBI Opening Criminal Probe into Trump Call: Democrats ask FBI Director Wray to open criminal probe into Trump after leaked phone call. Reps.
Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice wrote that they believe Trump “engaged in solicitation of, or conspiracy to commit, a number of election crimes.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-ask-fbi-director-wray-open-criminal-probe-trump-after-n1252732
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced that retailers in the state sold more than $1 billion worth of legal marijuana products in 2020, and that doesn’t even include still-pending medical cannabis numbers for December.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/illinois-sold-more-than-1-billion-worth-of-legal-marijuana-in-2020-new-state-data-shows/
Texas expansion of medical cannabis nears finish line after Senate approval If the House approves changes made by the upper chamber, the bill will head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/22/texas-cannabis-oil-access-expanded-senate/
A retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent now supports rescheduling marijuana after personally benefiting from medical cannabis.
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/531841-a-retired-dea-agents-plea-time-to-reschedule-marijuana
# Media
USPS Delays ‘Risk Disenfranchising 1000s of Atlanta Voters.’ If ballots were mailed by voters three to five days before today’s Georgia Senate run-off elections, they might not make it in time to be counted.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/usps-delays-risk-disenfranchising-thousands-of-atlanta-voters-in-georgia-run-off-election-says-report?ref=home
Assange wins. The cost: Press freedom is crushed, and dissent labelled mental illness The US has said it will appeal the decision.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/01/04/assange-wins-cost-crushing-press-freedom
What’s next after Assange extradition request blocked. Legal fight over WikiLeaks founder’s future set to intensify as US prosecutors ready to appeal extradition ruling.
https://www.ethicaleditor.com/featured/whats-next-after-assange-extradition-request-blocked/
Poland to fine social media giants $2.2m every time they censor free speech | A Different View on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/45448716?fbclid=IwAR1lh3H4-gqDd6VPSKZ7BzbO-wJ2qi43vj_e6qauxbug5aMb7a7F_j4UsaY
# Medical / Health
L.A. Ambulance Crews Now Have to Ration Oxygen. And if they can’t resuscitate a patient in the field, they’re being told not to bring them to the hospital.
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/coronavirus/ems-crews-in-la-county-told-to-ration-oxygen-transports
AARP’s Stance on Prescription Price Controls Hurts Older Americans. Why would an organization that is supposed to advocate for seniors oppose a policy that saves them money at the pharmacy? A look at AARP’s financials reveals the answer.
https://www.insidesources.com/aarps-stance-on-prescription-price-controls-hurts-older-americans/
# Military / Global
Marines Prepare for “Rising Challenge” From China’s Military With Island Training. Drilling in Japan, U.S. forces practice recapturing territory as Beijing develops into ‘near-peer’ rival
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marines-prepare-for-rising-challenge-from-chinas-military-with-island-training-11609689085
# Murmurs of War
Manufacturing consent for war on China ‘Growing evidence’ suggests
Covid-19 originated from Wuhan lab: Senior US official https://www.wionews.com/world/growing-evidence-suggests-covid-19-originated-from-wuhan-lab-senior-us-official-354410?utm
# Social
Anti-mask protesters stormed a grocery store and mall in LA https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-04/maskless-protesters-grocery-store-westfield-century-city-mall
Nazi memorabilia, gas masks, spy gear among items seized from Trump ‘hate camp’ in Michigan. Agents also found Nazi memorabilia and surveillance cameras inside a farmhouse, which sits on a three-acre farm in Bad Axe.
https://www.radio.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/nazi-memorabilia-spy-gear-among-items-seized-by-fbi-in-thumb
Trump’s Neo-Fascism Takes America’s Racism to the Next Level. What seems to be emerging in the Republican Party is a kind of modern-day fascism in which anyone who isn’t loyal to the leader, or the leader’s party, is treated as illegitimate.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-neo-fascism-takes-americas-racism-to-the-next-level
Trump’s Last Stand: A farewell to that unique artifact of this era, the Trump rally https://prospect.org/politics/trump-last-stand-georgia-election-rally/
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